Boston

For the 41st year in a row, the community came together to light a menorah on Boston Common for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. “Light has a special quality,” said Rabbi Chaim Prus of Chabad of Downtown Boston, which hosted the event Wednesday, the first of Hanukkah’s eight nights. “Light pushes away the darkness naturally.” The holiday marks a...

The true spirit of Christmas is in full swing at St. Francis House on the 25th of December.

This is the 40th year this Christmas meal is being served.

With 4 inches of snow on the ground at Boston Logan, we can officially call this a white Christmas. And the forecast looks good for traveling, resting, enjoying and visiting.

Snow from earlier will remain on the ground on a cold Christmas morning. Watch the video to see what else to expect in the days ahead.

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston was packed for Christmas Eve Mass Tuesday.

Just about everyone loves a white Christmas, but there’s actually more to it than simply whether there’s snow on Dec. 25 — and there’s some controversy, too! The National Weather Service says 2019 was Boston’s last white Christmas, based on areawide observations from co-operative weather observers), but I say it’s 2017 and the purists actually say 2009. The difference revolves…

There’s different ways to interpret how snow turns Dec. 25 into a white Christmas — meaning there’s different years for the last white Christmas in Boston, ranging from 2009 to 2019. Meteorologist Pete Bouchard explains. ...

Follow NBC10...

Good news for Christmas travelers: It’s looking calm for Dec. 25 and the next few days. Here’s what it will look like on Christmas and the warm-up that follows. 

Expect a gradual warm-up over the next several days, bringing a more comfortable feel to southern New England. Highs climbed into the mid-30s on Christmas Eve and will be back there Christmas Day; a slow warming trend will hold through the rest of the week. Sunshine dominates into the early weekend, with temperatures steadily rising, likely reaching the 40s...

Here’s a look at the weather forecast for Christmas Day.

Follow NBC10 Boston:
https://instagram.com/nbc10boston
https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston
https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston
https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston

American Airlines flights were grounded for about an hour on Tuesday morning due to a “technical issue.” Here’s what passengers had to say.

Follow NBC10 Boston:
https://instagram.com/nbc10boston
https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston
https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston
https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston

Boston’s Logan airport may soon expand, but for now, it’s expanding in other ways: with new flights to domestic and international destinations.

American Airlines is reported a “technical issue” on Tuesday morning, resulting in a temporary ground stop at Boston Logan International Airport and all airports nationwide. “We’re currently experiencing a technical issue with all American Airlines flights,” the airline said in a post on X at 6:37 a.m. “Your safety is our utmost priority, once this is rectified, we’ll have...

A fire in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood displaced two adults and four children from their home just ahead of the holidays. Boston fire said they responded to a fire in the attic of a single-family home on Paine Street around 5 p.m. Monday. All of the home’s occupants got out safely, and firefighters had the flames knocked down within about...

Straddling the scaffolding high up in a historic Boston church, murals conservator Gianfranco Pocobene is working to uncover eight angels that were hidden under layers of paint for more than a century.

Follow NBC10 Boston:
https://instagram.com/nbc10boston
https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston
https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston
https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston

Painted crosswalks play a big role in making Boston accessible and safe. But creating a new one can be a long and winding road of its own — and the reason boils down to an antiquated system in need of a technology upgrade.

The cold weather is easing and some snow is heading toward Massachusetts in time for Christmas — but not bringing the same kind of snowfall as the last round. Plus, we’re getting a sense of what the forecast will be on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in Boston....

Follow NBC10...

Police are investigating a car crash involving a cruiser in Boston that also delayed the Green Line in Brighton.